Christian Dior black suede boots
About the Item
- Designer:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Capri, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU186215666622
Christian Dior
When Christian Dior launched his couture house, in 1946, he wanted nothing less than to make “an elegant woman more beautiful and a beautiful woman more elegant.” He succeeded, and in doing so the visionary designer altered the landscape of 20th century fashion. Vintage Dior bags, shoes, evening dresses, shirts and other garments and accessories are known today for their feminine and sophisticated sensibility.
Dior was born in Granville, on the Normandy coast, in 1905. His prosperous haute bourgeois parents wanted him to become a diplomat despite his interest in art and architecture. However, they agreed to bankroll an art gallery, which Dior opened in 1928 in Paris with a friend.
This was the start of Dior’s rise in the city’s creative milieu, where he befriended Pablo Picasso and Jean Cocteau. After seven years as an art dealer, Dior retrained as a fashion illustrator, eventually landing a job as a fashion designer for Robert Piguet, and in 1941, following a year of military service, he joined the house of Lucien Lelong. Just five years later, with the backing of industrialist Marcel Boussac, the ascendant Dior established his own fashion house, at 30 avenue Montaigne in Paris.
Just two years after the end of World War II, the fashion crowd and the moribund haute couture industry were yearning, comme tout Paris, for security and prosperity, desperate to discard the drab, sexless, utilitarian garb imposed by wartime deprivation. They needed to dream anew.
And Dior delivered: He designed a collection for a bright, optimistic future. “It’s quite a revolution, dear Christian!” exclaimed Carmel Snow, the prescient American editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar, famously proclaiming, “Your dresses have such a new look.” The press ran with the description, christening Dior’s debut Spring/Summer haute couture collection the New Look. “God help those who bought before they saw Dior,” said Snow. “This changes everything.”
Dior’s collection definitively declared that opulence, luxury and femininity were in. His skirts could have 40-meter-circumference hems, and outfits could weigh up to 60 pounds. They were cut and shaped like architecture, on strong foundations that molded women and “freed them from nature,” Dior said. Rather than rationing, his ladies wanted reams of fabric and 19-inch waists enforced by wire corsets, and the fashion world concurred. The debut got a standing ovation.
In the subsequent decade, Paris ruled as the undisputed fashion capital of the world, and Christian Dior reigned as its king. With the luxuriously full skirts of his New Look, suits and his drop-dead gorgeous couture dresses and ball gowns worthy of any princess, Dior gave women the gift of glamour they’d lost in the miserable years of war.
On 1stDibs, find an exquisite range of vintage Christian Dior clothing, jewelry, handbags and other items.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Pietrasanta, Italy
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 1 day of delivery.
- Rene Caovilla Black DecolleteBy René CaovillaLocated in Capri, ITRene Caovilla Black Decollete heel 8 cm made in italy size 39Category
1990s Italian Shoes
- Car Shoe Brown loafer UnwornBy CAR SHOELocated in Capri, ITCar Shoe Brown loafer Unworn totally made in italy in italian size range 38Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Shoes
- Bottega Veneta python skin purple velvet high heels unworn sandalsBy Bottega VenetaLocated in Capri, ITBottega Veneta python skin purple velvet high heels unworn sandals unworn still with box and totally made in italy in size 36.5Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Shoes
- Dsquared2 black patent - vernis leather loaferBy Dsquared2Located in Capri, ITDsquared2 black patent - vernis leather loafer totally made in italy in size 37 used few timesCategory
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Shoes
- Moschino Glitter Shoes LoaferBy MoschinoLocated in Capri, ITMoschino Glitter Loafer ShoesCategory
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Shoes
- Gucci Vernish Leather GG Logo Gold Tone Hardware DecolleteBy GucciLocated in Capri, ITGucci Vernish Leather GG Logo Gold Tone Hardware Decollete Totally made in italy in italian size range 38.5 Still with box Hell 10 cmCategory
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Shoes
- Alexander McQueen Black Velvet Embroidered Armadillo Curved Wedge Pumps Size 40By Alexander McQueenLocated in New York, NYAlexander McQueen Black Velvet Embroidered Armadillo Curved Wedge Pumps Size 40 Condition is new without original box.Category
2010s Italian Shoes
- Valentino Suede and Fox BootBy ValentinoLocated in Water Mill, NYValentino Suede, Fox and Silk Ribbon Black 4.5" Heel BootsCategory
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Shoes
- Salvatore Ferragamo Vintage Black Evening SandalsBy Salvatore FerragamoLocated in Water Mill, NYSalvatore Ferragamo Vintage Black Silk Evening Sandals size 9.5 R 4.5' healCategory
Late 20th Century Italian Shoes
- NEW GUCCI 1990 camel suede Platform PumpsBy GucciLocated in Genève, CH-Suede leather -Camel color -Block heels -125 mm heel -Sold with dustbag and box -New condition -Size 40 FRCategory
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Shoes
- 2000s Prada summer ankle boot in perforated leatherBy PradaLocated in Milano, IT2000s Prada summer ankle boot in perforated leather, open toe, heel in excellent condition MEASURES Size USA: 9 Size IT: 39 1/2 Heels: 12 CMCategory
Early 2000s Italian Shoes
- 2000s Yves Saint Laurent platform pumps in dark blue denimBy Yves Saint LaurentLocated in Milano, IT2000s Yves Saint Laurent platform pumps in dark blue denim. Square toe and high heel. MEASURES: Size IT: 39 1/2 Size USA: 9 Heels: 11 CMCategory
Early 2000s Italian Shoes
Recently Viewed
View AllRead More
Too Soon for the Return of ’90s Fashion? As If
There's a renewed appreciation for the era's aesthetic, perhaps most notably among millennials seeking authentic, easy style.
14 Iconic Luxury Handbags and the Stories behind Them
When the name of a bag is as well-known as its brand, you know it's a classic.